"cooling" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: temperature change - a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
subtypes:
- freeze, freezing - the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- heat dissipation - dissipation of heat
- infrigidation, refrigeration - the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
same as: chilling, temperature reduction
is a type of: mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
subtypes:
- air conditioner, air conditioning - a system that keeps air cool and dry
- coolant system - a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another
- cooling tower - a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant
- evaporative cooler - a cooling system that cools by evaporation
- refrigeration system - a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)
has: water pump - the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate

same as: cooling system